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Q&Q Canada Day weekend schedule

With Canada Day coming on a Thursday this year, the staff of Q&Q will be making an extended four-day weekend out of it by taking Friday off as well. Consequently, the website will not be ... Read More »

June 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Canadians good at bad romance

By Scott MacDonald

The results are in for the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, which recognizes the year's worst opening lines in various book genres, and the romance category has been all sewn up by Canadians “ the winner, ... Read More »

June 30, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Daily book biz round-up: Amazon breaks; Hitchens bails; and more

By Scott MacDonald

All exclamation edition: Amazon breaks! (But it's fixed now. Carry on with your day) Christopher Hitchens suspends book tour! Book dealer accused of stealing Shakespeare folio says he's being framed! Larry King to "hang up ... Read More »

June 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

This Ain’t the Rosedale Starbucks?

By Nathan Whitlock

Someone decided to express their anger over the padlocking of This Ain't the Rosedale Library by scrawling all over the store's windows and display chalkboard. Here's what the anonymous bookstore lover wrote: "4 Rent by ... Read More »

June 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Harper Lee speaks; Librarians do drill; and more

By Scott MacDonald

The day's news: Delhi continues to stick up for David Davidar Harper Lee speaks! Hard times for debut authors in Britain Video: ... Read More »

June 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Festival to mark 25th anniversary of Larkin’s death

By Steven W. Beattie

The British poet Philip Larkin died on December 2, 1985. To mark the 25th anniversary of his death, the city of Hul, U.K., is holding a 25-week festival called Larkin 25. Besides lectures by Larkin ... Read More »

June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

More on the sexual mores of Canadian publishing

By Stuart Woods

Author Stacey May Fowles has established herself as a trenchant observer of the sexual mores of Canadian publishing. Last week, in her column with Masthead.com, Fowles offered her take on the Davidar scandal, arguing that ... Read More »

June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Crummey’s Galore wins CAA award

By Scott MacDonald

The Canadian Authors Association announced the recipients of its annual CAA Literary Awards at a banquet in Victoria on June 26. The winners are as follows: Mosaid Technologies Award for Fiction ($2,500): Michael Crummey, Galore ... Read More »

June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Lawrence Hill gets some love from Oprah

By Steven W. Beattie

It's summertime, which means barbeques, beach volleyball, and anarchists smashing windows in downtown Toronto. (Okay, that last was just a one-off ... it is devoutly to be hoped.) Another seasonal ritual is the summer reading ... Read More »

June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Ben McNally survives G20 intact

By Scott MacDonald

Toronto's Ben McNally Books, located near the intersection of Bay and Richmond streets, was caught up in the thick of the G20 mayhem over the weekend, with protesters and police camped out directly in front ... Read More »

June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Industry news

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Q&Q Canada Day weekend schedule

Canadians good at bad romance

Daily book biz round-up: Amazon breaks; Hitchens bails; and more

This Ain’t the Rosedale Starbucks?

Daily book biz round-up: Harper Lee speaks; Librarians do drill; and more

Festival to mark 25th anniversary of Larkin’s death

More on the sexual mores of Canadian publishing

Crummey’s Galore wins CAA award

Lawrence Hill gets some love from Oprah

Ben McNally survives G20 intact

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